Democrats Unveil Bill

House set to vote on stopgap spending bill with government shutdown deadline days away

The House is set to vote on a continuing resolution that would avert a shutdown and keep the government funded through September. CBS News congressional reporter Taurean Small has more.

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2025 NFL free agency: Joey Bosa signing with Bills on one-year, $12.6 million deal, per report

Bosa, 29, is going from one playoff team to another

CBS Sports - 5h

NFL free agency 2025: Safety Damar Hamlin stays with Bills, agreeing to 1-year deal

Hamlin will forever be a part of Buffalo sports history for coming back after suffering cardiac arrest on the field in 2023.

Yahoo Sports - 3h

Cowboys trading for Bills former first-round CB Kaiir Elam, adding depth to key area of need

Dallas will receive Elam and a 2025 sixth-round selection while Buffalo will receive a 2025 fifth-rounder and 2026 seventh-rounder

CBS Sports - 1h

GOP funding patch boosts defense and deportations, cuts other programs

Ahead of a Friday shutdown deadline, House GOP leaders are serving up a plan Democrats will despise.

Politico - 4d

America needs a serious opposition

Democrats should spend less time on gimmicks and more on communicating what they actually stand for

Financial Times - 3d

Bernie Sanders steps into leadership of the anti-Trump resistance

At 83 years old, Bernie Sanders has emerged as an unlikely leader of the Democratic resistance to Donald Trump

ABC News - 2d

For #MeToo Movement, Mayor’s Race in New York City Poses a Test

Three mayoral candidates have been accused of sexual misconduct. They deny wrongdoing. Will it be a deciding issue for Democratic voters?

The New York Times - 2d

How a refugee turned trauma into triumph

A refugee from the Democratic Republic of Congo escaped amid tragedy and violence to build a new life in the U.S.

CBS News - 2d

Senate confirms Lori Chavez-DeRemer as labor secretary in bipartisan vote

Democrats joined Republicans in confirming former GOP Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer as President Trump's labor secretary.

CBS News - 1d

Greenland's opposition wins election dominated by independence and Trump

The Democrats party wants a gradual move to independence but the second-placed party is keen to speed it up.

BBC News - 8h

Here's how every senator voted on confirming Trump's top officials

Charts show how each Democratic and Republican senator voted on President Trump's Cabinet picks and selection for FBI director.

CBS News - 1h

60 Minutes reports on drone invasions

Next Sunday, 60 Minutes correspondent Bill Whitaker reports on an investigation into mysterious drone invasions over restricted U.S. military sites.

CBS News - 2d

Top Law Firms Defend Overhaul of America’s Business Court

After backlash from Elon Musk and companies like Meta, Big Law is publicly supporting a bill seeking to reform the Delaware Court of Chancery.

The New York Times - 1d

GOP gets the upper hand on spending, with improbable help from the hard right

Many hard-right members voted Tuesday for their first stopgap spending bill ever. “I’m as stunned as anybody else,” said Rep. Andy Biggs.

Politico - 23h

2025 NFL free agency: Bills, veteran WR Josh Palmer agree to three-year, $36 million deal, per report

Josh Allen has a new perimeter threat

CBS Sports - 2d

My husband gave his credit card to his son to pay for ‘medical bills.’ Does this kind of support send the wrong message?

“This young man has been enabled financially by both of his parents, but especially by his mom.”

MarketWatch - 1d

2025 NFL free agency Day 2 grades: Falcons get 'A+' for Leonard Floyd deal, Bills get 'C' for adding Joey Bosa

Which teams are doing the best out of the gate in free agency?

CBS Sports - 4h

Republican Voters Support Medicaid but Want Work Requirements, Poll Finds

More than 60 percent of all voters — and 47 percent of Democrats — supported a work requirement for Medicaid, the country’s largest health insurance program.

The New York Times - 5d

Newsom breaks with party on transgender athletes in women's sports, sparking backlash

California's Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, an LGBTQ ally, broke with his party, saying that transgender athletes playing in female sports is "deeply unfair."

ABC News - 3d

There Is a Liberal Answer to Elon Musk

Right-wing populism thrives on scarcity. The answer is abundance. But a politics of abundance will work only if Democrats confront where their approach has failed.

The New York Times - 3d

Supreme Court turns away bid to block state climate change lawsuits

A group of Republican-led states sought to block lawsuits brought by a group of Democratic-led states that seek to hold energy companies accountable for climate change.

CBS News - 2d

Not every Trump move is authoritarian — focus on the real threats

Trump's administration has committed real violations of law and democratic norms, but policy disagreements and norm violations do not invalidate the entire administration.

The Hill - 2d

Musk calls Sen. Kelly a 'traitor' over trip to Ukraine, Kelly hits back

Elon Musk called Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly a "traitor" in a post on X after Kelly posted that he had visited Ukraine over the weekend.

ABC News - 1d

Michigan Lieutenant Governor Begins Campaign for State’s Top Job

Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist II, a software engineer from Detroit, entered a growing Democratic primary field for governor in a period of uncertainty for his party.

The New York Times - 1d

Former Rep. Katie Porter launches run for California governor

Former Democratic Rep. Katie Porter is running for governor of California, injecting another well-known name into the race to succeed Gov. Gavin Newsom.

NBC News - 1d

Sen. Mark Kelly says Elon Musk is "not a serious guy"

Elon Musk called Sen. Mark Kelly a "traitor" after the Arizona Democrat posted on X about his recent trip to Ukraine.

CBS News - 1d

Senators to Trump Social Security nominee: 'You will be responsible' if benefits are interrupted

As the Social Security Administration cuts staff, that could impact the agency's ability to pay millions of benefit checks each month, Democratic senators warn.

CNBC - 3h

Wisconsin Supreme Court candidates to debate about Trump, Musk and key issues

A closely watched Wisconsin Supreme Court election takes center stage as Republican-backed Brad Schimel and Democratic-backed Susan Crawford are set to debate.

ABC News - 2h

Jeanne Shaheen Is Right to Retire

Jeanne Shaheen, 78, is the latest Senate Democrat to say she won’t run for re-election. It’s the right call, and there’s still time for others to follow.

The New York Times - 2h

A Skeptical G.O.P. Senator Makes His Peace With Kennedy

After voting to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary, Senator Bill Cassidy, a doctor and Republican of Louisiana, is embracing the “gestalt” of Kennedy’s measles response.

The New York Times - 6d

Breaking down the latest space launch mishaps

You may have noticed all the troubling launch and landing mishaps affecting private space missions lately, from two explosions of a SpaceX Starship to lunar landers that can't stay upright. Bill ...

CBS News - 4d

Maher denounces Trump ‘lies’ at joint address: ‘Bored with that s---’

Comedian Bill Maher roasted President Trump on his show Friday night, claiming Trump's joint address to Congress was entrenched with "lies." “I’m bored with that s---! OK? This is what he does. ...

The Hill - 4d

House Rules Committee advances GOP’s stopgap ahead of shutdown deadline

The House Rules Committee voted Monday night to advance the GOP's bill to avert a government shutdown, dispatching the measure to the full chamber for consideration ahead of Friday's deadline. The ...

The Hill - 1d

Protesters block main state Serbian TV building as tensions soar ahead of a planned large rally

Several hundred students have blocked Serbia’s public television station building in Belgrade as tensions soar in the Balkan country days ahead of a planned large rally billed as an endgame in ...

ABC News - 1d

Watch live: House GOP leaders speak ahead of key vote to avert shutdown

House Republican leaders will speak Tuesday morning ahead of a key vote on the stopgap bill that would fund the government through September. The House Rules Committee voted Monday night to advance ...

The Hill - 1d

Republican subcommittee chair misgenders Rep. Sarah McBride

During a House subcommittee hearing Rep. Keith Self, R-Texas, misgendered Rep. Sarah McBride, D-Del. Rep. Bill Keating, D-Mass., called out Self and after a confrontation the meeting was ended ...

NBC News - 22h

From troublemakers to team players: House Freedom Caucus softens as Trump transforms GOP

The band of far-right rebels supported a budget plan with a massive debt limit hike and a status-quo bill to keep the government open, two things they've long been fiercely against.

NBC News - 6h

Transcript: Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick and Tom Suozzi on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," March 9, 2025

The following is the transcript of an interview with Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick, Republican of Pennsylvania, and Tom Suozzi, Democrat of New York, that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" ...

CBS News - 3d

Jury is out on Rubio in Senate, as some lose faith

Some of Secretary of State Marco Rubio's former Democratic colleagues are already expressing regret over their votes in support of the former senator. But his boosters on both sides of the aisle ...

The Hill - 3d

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